"They Stood Up for Love" is a song by

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, which was released as the third and final single from their 1999 album, ''

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''. The song was released in the United States on June 26, 2000, and reached number 31 on the ''

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chart and number 24 on the

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chart. It also peaked at number 88 in Australia. The European single releases of "They Stood Up for Love" include an acoustic version of the song recorded at Jet Studios in

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, in April 2000. This version was successful in the

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region of Belgium, reaching number one for two weeks, and it also peaked at number 19 in the Netherlands. It was Flanders' fourth-highest-selling single of 2000.

Music video

The video for "They Stood Up for Love" was directed by Kai Sehr and features the band performing the song in a recording studio. This footage is interspersed with film of young people partying. The two strands come together as the people from the increasingly wild party join the band in the studio.

Track listings

Australian CD single # "They Stood Up for Love" (radio mix) # " Run to the Water" (acoustic version) # "The Distance" (acoustic version) – 4:39 # "

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" (acoustic version) – 5:15 # "

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" (acoustic version) – 4:00 # "They Stood Up for Love" (acoustic version) – 4:17 European CD single 1 # "They Stood Up for Love" (acoustic version, recorded at Jet Studios,

) – 4:02 # "They Stood Up for Love" (radio mix) – 4:13 European CD single 2 # "They Stood Up for Love" (radio mix) # "I Alone" (acoustic version) # "The Dolphin's Cry" (acoustic version) # "They Stood Up for Love" (acoustic version) European maxi-CD single # "They Stood Up for Love" (radio mix) # "Run to the Water" (acoustic version) # "The Distance" (acoustic version) # "They Stood Up for Love" (acoustic version)

Credits and personnel

Credits are lifted from the US promo CD liner notes and ''The Distance to Here'' album booklet. Studios * Recorded at The Site (

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(Hollywood, California), and The Plant (

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) * Mixed at South Beach Studios (

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, Florida) and Encore Studios (

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) * Mastered at Sterling Sound (New York City) Live * Ed Kowalczyk – writing, vocals, guitar *

Patrick Dahlheimer Patrick Michael "Pat" Dahlheimer (born May 30, 1971, in York, Pennsylvania) is the former bassist for Live and bassist for The Gracious Few. Live have sold over 20 million records, including the 8× platinum album ''Throwing Copper''.

– writing, bass * Chad Taylor – writing, lead guitars *

Chad Gracey Chad Alan Gracey (born July 23, 1971, in York, Pennsylvania, US) is the drummer for the bands Live and The Gracious Few. Live have sold over 20 million records, including the 8× platinum album ''Throwing Copper''.Jerry Harrison Jeremiah Griffin Harrison (born February 21, 1949) is an American songwriter, musician, producer, and entrepreneur. He began his professional music career as a member of the cult band the Modern Lovers before becoming keyboardist and guitarist ...

– production *

Gary Kurfirst Gary Kurfirst (8 July 1947 – 13 January 2009) was an American music promoter, producer, manager, publisher, and record label executive. Kurfirst founded Radioactive Records, whose acts included Live, Black Grape, Ramones, Big Audio Dynamite, ...

– executive production *

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– mixing * Karl Derfler – engineering * Doug McKean – additional engineering *

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– mastering

Charts

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Certifications

References

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